SCT '61 Photo Index
Provincial (Gosport & Fareham)
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1. CD7045
Provincial CD7045 is a Leyland G7 with Short O27/24RO body work and originated with Southdown in 1922. She moved to Provincial in 1934 and was set aside for preservation in 1946. In that preserved and immaculate state she was a regular performer at the annual Gosport carnival.
Photo taken April 1954, Garage, Hoeford
2. JO1626
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 53, JO1626, acquired from City of Oxford in 1940, was an A.E.C. 661 Regent which had been new in 1931 as Oxford G152.
Photo taken Sunday 15 June 1958, Garage, Hoeford
3. CG9606
Seen at the garage is Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 23, CG9606, an A.E.C. O642 Regal 4, which had been new in 1934 with a Harrington B32R body.
Photo taken Sunday 7 July 1963, Garage, Hoeford
4. CG9608
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 29, CG9608, an A.E.C. O642 Regal had been new in 1934 with a Harrington B32R body. The Reading FB34F body, seen here, was fitted in 1957.
Photo taken Sunday 15 June 1958, Castle Row, near Gosport Ferry Terminus
5. CG9608
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 29, CG9608, had been new in 1934 with a Harrington B32R body.
Photo taken Saturday 14 January 1961, Gosport Ferry Terminus
6. CG9609
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 30, CG9609, an A.E.C. O642 Regal had been new in 1934 with a Harrington B32R body. The Reading FB34F body, seen here, was fitted in 1957.
Photo taken Sunday 15 June 1958, Garage, Hoeford
7. CG9609
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 30, CG9609, an A.E.C. O642 Regal, had been new in 1934 with a Harrington B32R body.
Photo taken Sunday 7 July 1963, Gosport Ferry Terminus
8. CG9610
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 25, CG9610, an A.E.C. O642 Regal had been new in 1934 with the Harrington B32R body seen here. A Reading FB35F body was fitted later in 1958.
Photo taken Sunday 15 June 1958, Garage, Hoeford
9. CG9611
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 26, CG9611, an A.E.C. O642 Regal had been new in 1934 with the Harrington B32R body seen here. A Reading FB35F body was fitted later in 1958.
Photo taken Sunday 15 June 1958, Garage, Hoeford
10. CG9612
CG9612 was Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 27 and was an A.E.C. O642 Regal 4 which had a Harrington B32R body when new in 1934.
Photo taken Sunday 7 July 1963, West Street, Fareham
11. CG9613
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 28, CG9613, was one of eight A.E.C. O642 Regal 4s new in 1934 with Harrington B32R bodies and is seen at the Gosport Ferry Terminal.
Photo taken Sunday 15 March 1959, Gosport Ferry Terminal
12. CG9607
Gosport & Fareham 'Provincial' 24, CG9607, a 1935 AEC Regal 4 with Reading B35F bodywork, withdrawn in 1970.
Photo taken Monday 27 August 2007, Stokes Bay, Gosport
13. CG9607
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 24, CG9607, an A.E.C. O642 Regal 4 with a Harrington B32R body, new in 1935.
Photo taken Sunday 22 March 1970, Hoeford Garage
14. CG9607
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 24, CG9607, an A.E.C. O642 Regal 4 with a Harrington B32R body, new in 1935.
Photo taken Sunday 15 March 1959, Garage, Hoeford
15. BOR766
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 34, BOR766, seen at the Gosport Ferry Terminal, was one of four A.E.C. O661 Regents with Park Royal H30/26R bodies new in 1936.
Photo taken Sunday 15 March 1959, Gosport Ferry Terminal
16. BOR767
On the right is the famous ex-Provincial (Gosport and Fareham) 35, BOR767, a 1936 AEC Regent with Park Royal H30/26R. The top deck is from sister No44 when 35 had an argument with the famous Fareham Railway arch.
Photo taken August 2003, Stokes Bay, Gosport
17. BOR767
Provincial 35, BOR767, an AEC Regent with Park Royal body dating from 1936 and Provincial 55, EHO228, a Guy Arab I with Reading body dating from 1942
Photo taken Sunday 2 August 2009, Stokes Bay, Gosport
18. BOR767
Also at this year’s North Weald Rally and looking very smart was Provincial AEC Regent 35, BOR767, with Park Royal body.
Photo taken Sunday 7 July 2013, North Weald
19. BOR767
Provincal of Gosport AEC Regent 35, BOR767 dates from 1936, and has a Park Royal body. It is seen in Kings Road Harrogate in 1968 at an early Trans Pennine Rally.
Photo taken Sunday 4 August 1968, Kings Road, Harrogate
20. BOR767
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 35, BOR767, was one of four A.E.C. O661 Regents with Park Royal H30/26R bodies new in 1936.
Photo taken Sunday 7 July 1963, Gosport Ferry Terminus
21. DAU462
Seen here at the Gosport Ferry Terminal is Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 62, DAU462, which had been new as Nottingham 213 in 1936.
Photo taken Sunday 15 March 1959, Gosport Ferry Terminal
22. CTO387
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 63, CTO387, an A.E.C. O661 Regent, which was new to Nottingham City Transport in 1937 with a Metro Cammell H30/26R body, had been acquired in 1954, and was recorded in P.S.V. Circle Fleet History PK6 as being withdrawn in 1961 and not traced further.
Photo taken Sunday 15 March 1959, Garage, Hoeford
23. FT4220
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 36, FT4220, was one of three A.E.C. O661 Regents with Pickering H30/26R bodies acquired in 1957 from Tynemouth & District.
Photo taken Sunday 15 June 1958, West Street, Fareham
24. FT4222
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial) 39, FT4222, was an AEC 0661 Regent new to Tynemouth & District T95 in 1937 with a Weymann H26/26F body.
Photo taken Sunday 15 June 1958, Gosport Ferry Terminus
25. BUS107
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 2, BUS107, was an A.E.C. O661 Regent with a Weymann H30/26R body which had been new as Glasgow 541 in 1938, passing to Procter, Hanley in May 1953. It was acquired from Procter in 1957. 
Photo taken Sunday 15 June 1958, Garage, Hoeford
26. COU131
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 41, COU131, an A.E.C. O661 Regent with a Park Royal H30/26R body was new in 1938.
Photo taken Sunday 15 June 1958, Gosport Ferry Terminus
27. DAA848
Seen at the Gosport Ferry Terminal, is Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 42 DAA848, which was an A.E.C. O661 Regent, new in 1938 with a Park Royal H24/24R body.
Photo taken Sunday 15 March 1959, Gosport Ferry Terminal
28. ETV778
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 64, ETV778, an A.E.C. O661 Regent with a Metro-Cammell H28/26R body new in 1938, was acquired from Nottingham 12 in 1956.
Photo taken Sunday 15 June 1958, Gosport Ferry Terminus
29. ETV785
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 65, ETV785, was an A.E.C. O661 Regent with a Metro-Cammell H28/26R body new in 1938 as Nottingham 59 and acquired in 1957.
Photo taken Sunday 15 June 1958, Gosport Ferry Terminus
30. JML784
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 48, JML784, an A.E.C. O661 Regent with a Weymann H30/26R body was acquired in 1939. It had been new as a demonstrator in 1938.
Photo taken Sunday 15 June 1958, Gosport Ferry Terminus
31. KMD306
New in 1938 as an A.E.C. demonstrator, KMD306 was acquired in 1939 by Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford becoming number 49 in the fleet.
Photo taken Sunday 15 March 1959, Gosport Ferry Terminal
32. DAA845
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 43, DAA845, the first of three A.E.C. O661 Regents with Park Royal H30/26R bodies new in 1939, is seen at the garage.
Photo taken Sunday 7 July 1963, Garage, Hoeford
33. DAA846
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 44, DAA846, the middle one of three A.E.C. O661 Regents with Park Royal H30/26R bodies new in 1939.
Photo taken Sunday 15 June 1958, Gosport Ferry Terminus
34. DAA847
New in 1939, Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 45, DAA847 was an A.E.C. O661 Regent, with a Park Royal H30/26R body.
Photo taken Sunday 15 March 1959, Gosport Ferry Terminal
35. DOR920
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 46, DOR920, an A.E.C. O661 Regent with a Park Royal H30/26R body was one of four new in 1939.
Photo taken Sunday 15 June 1958, Gosport Ferry Terminus
36. DOR920
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 46, DOR920, seen at the Ferry Terminal in Gosport was new in 1939, and was an A.E.C. O661 Regent with a Park Royal H30/26R body. 
Photo taken Saturday 14 January 1961, Gosport Ferry Terminus
37. DOR921
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial) 47, DOR921, was an AEC 0661 Regent new in 1939 with a Park Royal H30/26R body which is seen at the Gosport Ferry terminus next to 5, HOR792, a Guy Arab III with a Guy H30/26R body new in 1950.
Photo taken Sunday 15 June 1958, Gosport Ferry Terminus
38. JML784
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 48, JML784, seen at the Gosport Ferry Terminal, was an A.E.C. O661 Regent whch was acquired in 1939, having previously been a demonstrator for A.E.C.
Photo taken Sunday 15 March 1959, Gosport Ferry Terminal
39. JX7048
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford JX7048 had fleet number 1, and was an A.E.C. O661 Regent with a Park Royal H30/26R body which had been acquired from Beckett, Bucknall in 1957, and which was withdrawn in 1961.
Photo taken Sunday 15 March 1959, Garage, Hoeford
40. EHO228
Provincial 35, BOR767, an AEC Regent with Park Royal body dating from 1936 and Provincial 55, EHO228, a Guy Arab I with Reading body dating from 1942
Photo taken Sunday 2 August 2009, Stokes Bay, Gosport
41. EHO228
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 55, EHO228, was a Guy Arab I new in 1942 with a Weymann H30/26R body. It was rebodied in 1955 with a Reading H30/26R body.
Photo taken Sunday 15 June 1958, Gosport Ferry Terminus
42. EHO228
Gosport & Fareham 'Provincial' 55, EHO228, a 1942 Guy Arab I with Reading H30/26R bodywork
Photo taken Monday 27 August 2007, Stokes Bay, Gosport
43. EHO228
Preserved Gosport & Fareham 'Provincial' 55, EHO228, a 1942 Guy Arab I with Reading H30/26R bodywork.
Photo taken Sunday 19 July 2015, Anstey Park, Alton
44. EHO228
Rear view of reserved Gosport & Fareham 'Provincial' 55, EHO228, a 1942 Guy Arab I with Reading H30/26R bodywork.
Photo taken Sunday 19 July 2015, Anstey Park, Alton
45. EWO467
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 77, EWO467, was a Guy Arab I which had been new as Red & White, Chepstow 467 in October 1942, with a Duple L27/28R body.
Photo taken Sunday 22 March 1970
46. EDG975
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford EDG975, was a Guy Arab II (5LW) with a BBW L27/28RD body.
Photo taken Sunday 22 March 1970
47. EHO869
Provincial 1943 built Guy Arab II 5LW with Park Royal utility bodywork was fleet no. 57 and registration EHO869.
Photo taken April 1954, Gosport Ferry Terminus
48. EHO869
Second shot of Provincial 57, EHO869, a 1943 built Guy Arab II 5LW originally with Park Royal utility bodywork but by now fitted with a Reading C030/24RD body.
Photo taken April 1954
49. EHO869
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 57, EHO869, a Guy Arab had been new in 1943 with a Park Royal H30/26R body. It was rebodied in 1953 with a Reading CO30/24RD body.
Photo taken Sunday 15 June 1958, Gosport Ferry Terminus
50. EHO870
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford EHO966 and EHO870 were Guy Arab IIs (5LW) new in 1943 with Park Royal H30/26R bodies, and fleet numbers 61 and 58.
Photo taken Sunday 22 March 1970
51. EHO967
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 60, EHO967, seen at the Gosport Ferry Terminal, was one of six Guy Arab IIs (5LW), new in 1943, with Park Royal H30/26R bodies.
Photo taken Sunday 15 March 1959, Gosport Ferry Terminal
52. EOR251
The chassis of Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 14, EOR251, was an A.E.C. 672 Mandator which had been new to the Texas Oil Company in 1932 with a tanker body.
Photo taken Sunday 15 June 1958, Garage, Hoeford
53. EOR251
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 14, EOR251, was an A.E.C. 672 Mandator with a Reading H30/26R body new in 1944.
Photo taken Sunday 15 March 1959, Gosport Ferry Terminal
54.
A line up of derelicts plus a bare chassis in the yard of Provincial’s Hoeford depot. From left to right, 1 which was JX7048, 2 which was BUS107 and 33, ACN172. I defy anyone to identify the bare chassis!
Photo taken early 1960s, Garage, Hoeford
55. EOR875
On the right is the famous ex-Provincial (Gosport and Fareham) 35, BOR767, a 1936 AEC Regent with Park Royal H30/26R. The top deck is from sister No44 when 35 had an argument with the famous Fareham Railway arch.
Photo taken August 2003, Stokes Bay, Gosport
56. EOR876
EOR876 was Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 18, a Guy Arab II (5LW) which was seen at the garage.
Photo taken Sunday 7 July 1963, Garage, Hoeford
57. EOR878
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 32, EOR878, seen at the Gosport Ferry Terminal, was one of four Guy Arab IIs with Park Royal H30/26R bodies, new in 1945.
Photo taken Sunday 15 March 1959, Gosport Ferry Terminal
58. 270MHO
270MHO, Provincial 59, with an AEC Regent II chassis built in 1946 and subsequently re-bodied by Reading of Portsmouth in 1964. BBF1 notes it as "Ex Hawkins" in 1962 and "14" in the Provincial fleet.
Photo taken 30 Jul 1971, Gosport Ferry Terminus
59. ACN167
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 16, ACN167, had been new in 1946 as Northern General 1167.
Photo taken Sunday 15 March 1959, Gosport Ferry Terminal
60. FHO602
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 10, FHO602, was the first of four A.E.C. O661 Regents with Reading H30/26R bodies new in 1947.
Photo taken Sunday 15 June 1958, Garage, Hoeford
61. FHO602
FHO602, seen at the garage at Hoeford, was Gosport & Fareham (Provincial) 10, FHO602, and was the first of four A.E.C. O661 Regents with Reading H30/26R bodies new in 1947.
Photo taken Sunday 7 July 1963, Garage, Hoeford
62. FHO603
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 11, FHO603, was the second of four A.E.C. O661 Regents with Reading H30/26R bodies new in 1947.
Photo taken Sunday 7 July 1963, Garage, Hoeford
63. FHO604
Seen at the Gosport Ferry Terminl is Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 12, FHO604, which was one of four A.E.C. O661 Regents, new in 1947, with Reading H30/26R bodies.
Photo taken Sunday 15 March 1959, Gosport Ferry Terminal
64. FCR199
FCR199 was the second of four vehicles acquired from Southampton Corporation in November 1962, entering service in 1963 as Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 63.
Photo taken Sunday 7 July 1963, West Street, Fareham
65. FCR201
FCR201 was the last of four vehicles acquired from Southampton Corporation in November 1962, entering service in 1963.
Photo taken Sunday 7 July 1963, Gosport Ferry Terminus
66. GHO596
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 9, GHO596, a Guy Arab III with a Reading H30/26R body was new in 1948.
Photo taken Sunday 15 June 1958, Gosport Ferry Terminus
67. GHO596
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 9, GHO596, the second of two new in 1948, was a Guy Arab III (5LW) with a Reading H30/26R body.
Photo taken Saturday 14 January 1961, Gosport Ferry Terminus
68. GOU449
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 66, GOU449, was an A.E.C. 662 Regal which used the chassis of GN7271 new to Timpson, London S.E.6 in 1931. It was fitted with an A.E.C. 7.7 litre oil engine and a Reading C32R body before entering service in 1949.
Photo taken Sunday 15 June 1958, Garage, Hoeford
69. GOU449
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 66, GOU449, was an A.E.C. 662 Regal which used the chassis of GN7271 which had been new to Timpson, London S.E.6 in 1931.
Photo taken Sunday 7 July 1963, Garage, Hoeford
70. HCG41
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 6, HCG41, was the first of two Guy Arab IIIs new in 1949 with Guy H30/26R bodies.
Photo taken Sunday 15 June 1958, Garage, Hoeford
71. HCG42
The Gosport ferry terminus in April 1954 sees Provincial 1949 built Guy/Park Royal bodied Guy Arab III HCG42, fleet no. 7, and 1940-built AEC Regent I, DOU427 fleet no. 50, also with Park Royal bodywork, taking centre stage.
Photo taken April 1954, Gosport Ferry Terminus
72. HCG42
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 7, HCG42, was the second of two Guy Arab IIIs new in 1949 with Guy H30/26R bodies.
Photo taken Sunday 15 June 1958, Gosport Ferry Terminus
73. HOR792
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 5, HOR792, was the solitary Guy Arab III new in 1950 with a Guy H30/26R body.
Photo taken Sunday 15 June 1958, Gosport Ferry Terminus
74. HWO344
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 9, HWO344, had a Duple L27/26RD body on its Guy Arab III chassis, and had been new in March 1950 as Red & White, Chepstow 44, being acquired by Gosport & Fareham in 1967.
Photo taken Sunday 22 March 1970
75. JHO129
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 4, JHO129, new in 1951, was a Guy Arab III with a Guy H30/26R body.
Photo taken Sunday 15 June 1958, Gosport Ferry Terminus
76. JOT288
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 3, JOT288, a Guy Arab III with a Guy H30/26R body was new in 1951.
Photo taken Sunday 15 June 1958, Gosport Ferry Terminus
77. KOR462
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 20, KOR462, was new in 1952 and was a Guy Arab III with a Guy H30/26R body.
Photo taken Sunday 15 June 1958, Gosport Ferry Terminus
78. KOR463
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 21, KOR463, was new in 1952 and was a Guy Arab III with a Guy H30/26R body.
Photo taken Sunday 15 June 1958, Gosport Ferry Terminus
79. LHO252
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 22, LHO252, seen at the Gosport Ferry Terminal, was a Guy Arab III with a Guy H30/26R body (on a Park Royal frame), new in 1953.
Photo taken Sunday 15 March 1959, Gosport Ferry Terminal
80. OTT33
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 58, OTT33, was a Bristol LS6G with an Eastern Coachworks C41F body which had been new in July 1953 as Western National 1351.
Photo taken Sunday 22 March 1970, Hoeford Garage
81. FT4221
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 37, FT4221, seen at the Gosport Ferry Terminal, was one of three such buses acquired from Tynemouth & District in 1957, following the fire at Hoeford.
Photo taken Sunday 15 March 1959, Gosport Ferry Terminal
82. 976CWL
The temptation to photograph two adjacent consecutive registrations was too much, resulting in frontal views of 1958 AEC Regents with Park Royal bodies (976CWL and 977CWL), Provincial 68 and 69, which were originally with City of Oxford.
Photo taken Friday 30 July 1971, Gosport Ferry Terminus
83. SCG622
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 70, SCG622, was the first of two Guy Arab IVs with Reading FH30/26R bodies dating from 1958.
Photo taken Sunday 15 June 1958, Gosport Ferry Terminus
84. SCG622
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford SCG622, a Guy Arab IV with a Reading FH30/26R body carried fleet number 70, and had been new in January 1958.
Photo taken Sunday 22 March 1970, Garage, Hoeford
85. SCG622
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford SCG622, a Guy Arab IV with a Reading FH30/26R body carried fleet number 70, and had been new in January 1958.
Photo taken Sunday 15 March 1959, Gosport Ferry Terminal
86. SCG623
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 71, SCG623, the second of two Guy Arab IVs with Reading FH30/26R bodies dating from 1958.
Photo taken Sunday 15 June 1958, West Street, Fareham
87. 883HHO
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 1, 883HHO, was a Guy Arab II fitted with a Deutz engine and a Reading/G.F.O.C. FH30/26R body, which entered service in 1963.
Photo taken Sunday 7 July 1963, Gosport Ferry Terminus
88. 270MHO
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 14, 270MHO, had a Reading FH30/26R body on its A.E.C. Regent II chassis, which is stated to have come from ACN172, and was new in 1964.
Photo taken Sunday 22 March 1970
89. AAW326B
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 37, AAW326B, a Bedford SB5 with a Duple C41F body had been acquired from County, Brentwood to whom it had passed in May 1965, from its original operator, Whittle, Highley 25, to whom it had been new in May 1964.
Photo taken Sunday 22 March 1970, Hoeford Garage
90. CHO449C
Gosport and Fareham Omnibus Co Ltd (Provincial) CHO449C started off as LT G276, GYL416, a Guy Arab with Northern Counties body in 1945. It was acquired by Provincial in May 1963, and in 1965 fitted with an air-cooled engine and rebodied by Reading.
Photo taken Friday 30 July 1971, Gosport Ferry Terminus
91. MHO197F
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 50, MHO197F, was a Seddon Pennine 4 with a Strachans B40D body, the last of nine new in 1968.
Photo taken Sunday 22 March 1970, Hoeford Garage
92. RAA20G
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 52, RAA20G, was a Seddon Pennine 4 with a Pennine B40D body, new in March 1969, and is seen at the garage at Hoeford.
Photo taken Sunday 22 March 1970, Hoeford Garage
93. ECG112K
Preserved ex Provincial 12, ECG112K is a Bristol RELL6HLX with ECW B44D bodywork. No 12 was new to Provincial in May 1972.
Photo taken Sunday 31 July 2011, Marine Parade, Worthing